Vale: Professor John Legge AO FAIIA 09 February 2016 AIIA Fellow and AIIA VIC member Professor John Legge AO FAIIA passed away last week at the age of 94. Professor Legge was appointed […] Read More
Can Brazil's Olympics Survive the Zika Emergency? By Jean Daudelin 09 February 2016 Nearly overnight, the Zika virus has caught the world’s attention. Will Brazil be able to ease concerns before August? Three recent developments are […] Read More
UN Decision is Not "the End of the Road" that Assange Claims it is By Professor Holly Cullen 08 February 2016 A United Nations panel has found that Sweden and the UK have arbitrarily detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange contrary to […] Read More
The Bank of Japan’s Sub-Zero Shock By Masahiko Takeda 08 February 2016 This winter has been relatively mild in Japan, but at least in financial markets, it is sub-zero. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda of the Bank […] Read More
Remembering George Treloar, Australia’s First Commissioner for Refugees By Dr Panayiotis Diamadis 08 February 2016 In light of the current mass migration of refugees, George Treloar’s work to save thousands can be remembered […] Read More
Public Health Emergency of International Concern: the Zika Case By Associate Professor Sara E. Davies 03 February 2016 Two confirmed cases of the Zika virus have been detected in Australia, just two days after the World Health […] Read More
Turnbull Promotes Jokowi's Global Role By Michael Sheldrick 03 February 2016 Much has been written about Prime Minister Turnbull’s wide-ranging speech last month in Washington DC at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Yet […] Read More
Trouble Ahead: The China-Pakistan-India Triangle By Dr Pradeep Taneja 02 February 2016 The China-Pakistan strategic relationship is becoming increasingly important if China is to achieve its ambitions in the region. Much to India’s concern, the […] Read More
With New Talks Already on the Ropes, the World is Still Failing Syria By Simon Mabon 01 February 2016 International talks meant to help resolve the Syrian Crisis are due to commence in Geneva, but a range […] Read More
Rise of the Outsiders: Has the Establishment Lost Control of the US Presidential Race? By Professor Dennis Altman AM 01 February 2016 The 2016 US presidential race will be characterised by the unprecedented popularity of political outliers. US presidential elections are […] Read More
Palestinian Rights, Israel and the UN By Dr Amy Maguire 01 February 2016 The recent tension between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reminds us that the Israeli-Palestinian dispute is a perennial […] Read More